I is an other
Subtitle: the secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world
By: James Geary
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780061710285
Subjects: Metaphor; Thought and thinking; Language and languages; Rhetoric and psychology
Other titles: Secret life of metaphor and how it shapes the way we see the world
Description: Geary's adept explication of the metaphor's role in defining perceptions analyzes how metaphors are used in advertising, scientific discoveries, economics, and politics, as well as how metaphors play in conceptual comprehension and long-term memory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.